Saturday, May 09, 2009

Bold Bottle People

Today's Craft: Bold Bottle People

Craft Project Directions:
To make an interesting collection of bottle people, you will need a number of old empty bottles - any shape or size - ping-pong balls, glue, string or paper shreds, tissue paper or pieces of cloth, construction paper, scissors, paints, and a paint brush.


To begin, wash out your old bottles completely and let them dry.


Next take a bottle and ping-pong ball and glue the ball to the top of your bottle.


Next take your string or paper shreds and cut, trim, and glue either to the ping-pong ball to create hair.


Next take your tissue paper or cloth and wrap pieces of it around the bottle to create colorful clothing. Add arms cut out of construction paper to your bottle as well (you could also use pipecleaners to create bendable arms).


Now paint the ping-pong ball to create facial features and add other details as you wish.


Enjoy Crafting!

Friday, May 08, 2009

Delightful Daisies

Today's Craft: Delightful Daisies
Craft Project Directions:
To make this craft project you will need white construction paper, yellow construction paper, a colored pipe cleaner for a stem, scissors, tape, and glue.
To begin take your white construction paper and cut off a small square. Bend it into a small cone. Leave just enough room at the point of the cone to slide a pipe cleaner stem into later.
Tape or glue the cone together so it holds its shape.
Next trim the white paper cone so the top of the cone is level.
Now take your scissors and cut straight into the cone vertical cuts all the way around the cone. The cuts should go the length of the cone, leaving about 1/2 uncut.
Repeat with a second square of white paper.
Now stack your cones one on top and inside the other. Twist the top one so your petals look full all the way around.
Now insert the colored pipe cleaner into the base of the flower and glue or tape it in place.
Next cut out a small yellow circle and tape or glue it to the center of your daisy.
Make a whole bouquet. Enjoy Crafting!

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Delightful Duck Masks

Delightful Duck Masks

Craft Project Directions:
To make this craft project you will need several craft sticks, colored construction paper, yellow and white paper, scissors, feathers (optional),glue, tape, and crayons.

To begin take several craft sticks and tape them together end to end to create a longer craft stick. This will be the holder for your mask.

Next using the the templates at the address below or your own imagination, cut out a delightful duck face and dashing duck bill. Cut the large duck face out of your white construction paper. Or use another color if you prefer!

Be sure to cut out two eyes for you to peer through the mask. Use the picture as a guide.

Next cut out a large dashing duck bill from your yellow construction paper. Next tape or glue the delightful duck bill to the duck's face.

Next tape or glue the craft stick mask holder to the backside of the dashing duck mask.

Be sure leave enough of the craft stick holder stick out at the bottom to hold onto.

Decorate your daring duck mask further with crayons and wear it with style! Enjoy Crafting!


Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Adorable Bat

Today's Craft: An Adorable Bat

Craft Project Directions:
To make this craft project you will need a black cup, some black construction paper, scissors, and either some colored stickers or pieces of colored construction paper, and glue.

To begin, cut out a batwing using the template provided below.

Glue it onto the back of the cup- use the picture as a guide.

Now add a cute bat face with stickers or glue on pieces of colored paper. Let dry.

Monday, May 04, 2009

Magic Genie Puppet

Today's Craft: Magic Genie Puppet

To make this craft project you will need a paper bag (lunch size), scissors, glue, tape, colored construction paper, and crayons.

You could also use additional materials to decorate your Great and Magical Genie paper bag puppet if you wish.

To begin, you will create your Genie's face on the paper bag's bottom and the back side of the paper bag.

In order to create your Genie's face and wild hat, you will need to cut out several pieces from your colored construction paper.

You can create your genie using your own imagination or you can use the templates at the addresses given below.

To begin select the colored papers you want to use to create your genie. Select as many colors as you want.

First cut out the genie's face, eyes, eyebrows, and beard from your colored paper.

Next cut out the genie hat and hat decorations.

Next tape or glue the genie's face onto the bottom of the bag.

Now add the beard to the face with glue or tape.

Next assemble the hat with its decorations and attach it on the Genie's head.

Now glue or tape on the eyes and eyebrows.

Decorate your Genie further with crayons and other materials.

Add colorful jewels to his hat, expression to his eyes, a fantastic mouth, and more!

Add hands and arms to the sides of the bag if you wish.

Use the picture for a guide or just use your own imagination!

Sunday, May 03, 2009

Billy Goat Gruff Mask

Today's Craft: Billy Goat Gruff Mask

Craft Project Directions:
To make this craft project you will need several craft sticks, off-white construction paper, white construction paper, scissors, glue, tape, and crayons.

To begin take several craft sticks and tape them together end to end to create a longer craft stick. This will be the holder for your mask.

Next using the the templates at the address below or your own imagination, cut out a large goat face, two goat horns, a small off-white rectangle, and two goat ears.

Cut the goat face, small rectangle, and the goat ears out of your off-white construction paper.

Cut the goat horns out of your white construction paper.

Next attach the goat ears on either side of the goat face with tape or glue. Attach the horns to the top. Fringe the rectangle by cutting vertically into it and curling the strips with your scissors. Use the picture as a guide.

Next tape or glue the craft stick mask holder to the goat up the backside center of the mask. Be sure leave enough of the craft stick holder stick out at the bottom to hold onto.

Now cut out two large eyes from the mask using your scissors. You will be able to peer through the mask through the eye holes.

Decorate your goat further with crayons and wear it with style! Enjoy Crafting!


Saturday, May 02, 2009

Fabulous Fruit Printing

Fabulous Fruit Printing

Create fantastic print using paint and common fruits!

Craft Project Directions:
To make this craft project you will need paint, paper, a large brush, a knife to cut your fruit, and some newspaper for your work area.

To begin select a piece of fruit that you would like to make a print with- perhaps an apple, a pear, a lemon, or even something like a mushroom!

Cut the selected fruit in half with your knife. Next take your brush and paint the half of the fruit.

Now press the half down on the piece of paper you wish to create your print on.

Make as many prints on the piece of paper as you want. Let dry and you will have a fabulous print. You can also make gift wrap this way!

Enjoy Crafting! More Fun Fruit Crafts

Friday, May 01, 2009

Letter D becomes a Drum

Today's Craft: Letter D becomes a Drum

Craft Project Directions:
To make this craft project you will need colored construction paper, scissors, glue, and markers or crayons. To begin, cut your scissors and cut out a large letter D and a smaller letter D. Glue them to a background piece of paper creating a drum- use the picture as a guide. Next decorate more with markers or crayons, add more drum sticks and more. Enjoy Crafting!